B-2 **THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. C. SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 10A3 Hogan Says Open Title May Go to Outsider Who Can't Break Par Oakmonf Challenges Scarbath Weds Cheerleader, National Stars Head Virginia U. Student Philadelphia Golfers Field of 150 in Play Leaves for Pocono Honeymoon Field for Women's Loses in Semifinals Gel Four-Point Lead Starting Thursday Eastern Title Golf Os French Amateur By Merrell Whittlesey Club Invitation tournament this In Mason-Dixon Play By the Associated Pros* ¦y tb« Press again biggest Pat O’Sullivan of Race Brook, Associated Herbert Warren Wind, the week will draw the ly th» Associated Pran PITTSBURGH, June 6.—Ben CHANTILLY,France, noted golf writer, says field of the season—27l players. Conn., and Mrs. Helen Sigel Wil- June 6. in the NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa., Hogan, the favorite for the 53rd —Ernie Arend, jr.,of Deal, N. J.. current USGA Journal that some The Washington Invitation son of Philadelphia, two of the 6.—The Philadelphia National Open golf champion- last American in the French critics of Bed Hogan point out has produced three fine cham- June Golf country’s top women golfers, are there is one pions since it a lead ship next week at Amateur golf championship, was revived in Association team gained Oakmont, * iiy included in a field of 79 that will bowed out in the semifinals to- shot that Ben -; Claude Wild in 1950, Ralph Bo- of to over the Middle warned today the title would 'I gart in 1951 and Bobby 4'i lit start play Tuesday in the day after beating the only other Brownell Atlantic Association in the very likely go to a rank out- remaining American player in last year. In addition to win- sec- Women’s Eastern Golf Cham- ond annual sider who can’t break par. the morning quarter-finals. ning the first year. Wild was Mason-Dixon cup in pionship at Congressional Coun- medalist the two “I don’t believe anybody is Arend, a broad-shoudered 20- next with a 65 the better-ball-of-partners com- try Club. and 71. petition today at the Aronimink going to whip this course for year-old University of Virginia Mrs. is the defending women’s Golf Club. four rounds,” Hogan, a Wilson student, never led after the fifth The Eastern cham- three- champion and twice has been pionship, being played at Con- The 10 singles will be time winner, said. "I figure a hole and was beaten by 19- played score 292 will runnerup in the Women’s Na- year-old Roger LaGarde of gressional Country Club Tuesday tomorrow, with Representative of be good enough tional to take it. Amateur, in 1941 and France. 2 and 1, in the afternoon through Thursday of this week, Jack Westland, National Ama- 1948. Miss O’Sullivan was a round of four. dates back to 1906 when it was a teur champion, flying in from ‘‘Who do I think has the best member of the last Curtis Cup Well, meet 36-hole medal-play tournament Everett, Wash., in time to help chance? maybe Sam team, and has won the North LaGarde will Harry and was won with pair of 89s. Parks again. Who Bentley of England, French a fortify the Middle Atlantic team. knows? I’m and South title, among others. The Curtis Cup matches came kidding. - jp*> - champion 1932, Although the not It’ll be somebody „,,j* *•s in 1931 and in h^puVed Aronimink who BNmL wKmm JBSsfe The championship will be at from a proposal by association course was its best condition can play these tricky wmT the 36-hole final round tomor- some s hots ***rr«M Wfciuuaey. in 54 holes medal play, 18 a day members. In 1949 the territorial years, especially greens. It could be Parks or row. The Englishman defeated from the high rough in some golfers, Tuesday through Thursday. In at Oakland boundaries were enlarged to in- visiting players, found lay- any outsider.” Louis Brisson of France, 2 up. Hills with an unbelievable lack the addition, there will be daily in the other semifinal. clude the District and all sea- out tough. Sam Parks, jr.. a 200-1 shot prizes for low of authority. Maybe so, but he board States from Virginia the rounds, and team to The Middle Atlantic squad at time but now a steel competition for Osgood Arend, who suffers from dia- won the National Open cham- Florida. executive in Pittsburgh, the won the inaugural last year in won Shield. betes and must munch on sugar pionship by two strokes over ** * * the National Open in 1935, the or candy bars while playing, that Baltimore by one point. The 10 Baltimore Stars Entered. course. Karl Corby, Webb Hayes, Ed last time the event was played was seven over par as a brisk, And those who refuse Middle Atlantic players, how- Mrs. Maurice to ac- Ferriday and C. A. Slater, jr., couldn’t the at Oakmont. His score was 299 Glick and Mary tricky wind blew over the 6,874- cept Hogan as the greatest point ever. figure out —ll over par. Ann Downey, with and their wives are traveling by course and dropped four Baltimoreans yard, par-72 course. LaGarde out that high, tough grass shots the first 1«| . national rankings, will lead the yacht to the Maryland State matches. They tied the fifth Armour Won With 301 jpl Jill closed out the match on the would bother him in the British tournament Sat- Maryland delegation that in- 17th Dormie 2on the 17th mixed two-ball match on the last hole when The hole. Open. Offhand we’d say Hogan urday at Easton. Corby is host tournament was held at cludes Mrs. G. w. Bibby of Cum- tee, Arend could do no better Allan Sussel of White Manor Oakmont also in 1927 and is safe unless the high, tough the party, which will leave that berland. than match par 5 to placed a second shot four feet time Tommy Armour won LaGarde’s grass is in the fairways. from West River and dock near with Mrs. Vare, and that ** * * from the pin. He and Don Wei- 301, the great Jones Glenna Collett six- was it. Bobby jtime champion, will be the Talbot course. land opposed Dennis Bolster and finishing 12th with a of unable to The young American, beaten Julius Boros, not listed among score compete. in early the 25 top winners this Tomorrow is the entry dead- Harold Hair. 312. the rounds of the money the National Public Most of the British amateur, the last year, is said to be extremely con- line for The most exciting foursome The steady Hogan and the District’s top became Links championship, which will Bn m V woman golfers are entered, of the 27-man American con- fident about defending Na- was the first, in which George killing course at Hi in- his played July 13-18 at Seattle, Oakmont—a cluding Betty Garber, tingent when he 38- tional be and BillyHyndman, par 72 measuring the Dis- defeated Open title this week. repre- Rowbotham layout 6,916 trict champion. year-old Wash. Joe Zoeller, USGA both former ama- yards—are the twin perils for Maj. John M. Anderson Boros prefers tough courses for this section, has Philadelphia of Ottumwa, lowa, up sentative champions, defeated Ralph 299 golfers who begin v Mrs. Gordon Park of Glen 1 in the where their is a premium on rounds June 26 at teur two days quarter-final round. set qualifying Bogart and Claude Wild, 6 and 5. of qualifying for the big ¦h|§V JlBHr ißk 1 Ridge, N. J., Charlotte DeCozen Anderson straight driving and good putt- Potomac. S. G. Leoffler, cham- |9B lppi& only yesterday upset Harvie East Just yesterday Bogart lifted the pionship Tuesday. of Montclair, N. J., Mrs. John had ing. and Oakmont requires both. sr„ foot the bill for the Ward of Atlanta, Ga., the chief will Maryland amateur champion- Gessler of Philadelphia and Vir- Boros, who has not won since medalist if he is a District play- Oakmont’s 37-35—72 par, bul- American hope for the title won ship. Rowbotham and Hyndman warked by ginia Edwards of Fredericks- he pocketed first money of $25,- er. Only in the public links can blind holes, saw- burg are among last year by Dick Chapman of were 4 up at the turn, and the traps the visitors who 000 at Tam o’ Shanter last sum- a player accept expense money teeth and lightning greens, figure Pinehurst, N. C. Middle Atlantic pair did not win has to be serious contenders. mer, seldom comes up with the and retain his amateur standing. never been humbled in com- Arend, who stayed of a hole. petitive medal play, Officers Arrive Today. out middle-60 rounds that it takes Former area players who qual- although school this year while playing John Dyniewski and Sam have Mrs. Landra B. Platt of Chevy to win on the winter tour. He ified the National Open in- numerous tournaments " winter golf for been staged here. ¦¦ : ¦: ¦ Chase is District chairman of the circuit with the doesn’t play the easy, bad courses cluded Errie Ball, ex-Farming- Penecaie, the Philadelphia ama- The record is professionals, was all even after teur champion, didn't drop 294, set by the event. Officers of the Wom- any better than the difficult ton pro in Charlottesville: a Willie MacParlane in nine holes against Finnesey en’s Eastern Golf Association LaGarde. But championship layouts. George Fazio, the former Wood- hole defeating Ed and the Pennsylvania Open in 1934.